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With millions of people visiting the outdoors each year, never before has there been such a need for Leave No Trace education. In response, the Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics has selected 12 scenic and popular sites as “Hot Spots.” Hot Spots have experienced visitor-created impacts including excessive trash, damage to vegetation and trees, trail erosion, and disturbance to wildlife. These Hot Spots, part of Leave No Trace’s new, multi-year campaign, Leave No Trace in Every Park, will bring Leave No Trace to life with education and outreach programs that work to turn the tide on long-term damage to nature.

The slate of 2015 Leave No Trace Hot Spots include sites from Linville Gorge Wilderness Area in North Carolina and Louisiana’s Bayou Teche Water Trail to Point Reyes National Seashore on the coast of Northern California among other scenic and popular locations around the country.

We look forward to witnessing first hand the positive impact Leave No Trace has on each Hot Spot in 2015. Leave No Trace in Every [...] Read More >

Huge congratulations to the guys of repel the robot for winning the 6th Annual JanSport Battle of the Bands! We’re excited to have them perform at the Culture Collide Day Party on Rainey Street during SXSW in Austin, TX!

We want to thank repel the robot for taking time to tell us a little bit more about themselves before they hit the stage during SXSW:

Give us some background on who repel the robot is. How did you come to start making music together? We’ve known [...] Read More >

JanSport continuously combs the world to find unique individuals that are influencing their communities through art, music and style. We ask them to take us to the places that fuel their creativity and inspire them to do what they do.

This February we head Northeast to Toronto to meet Alen Palander, a photographer and urban designer with a unique perspective on his city surroundings. Alen will be taking us to his local hangouts [...] Read More >

This is the FINAL week of fan voting (voting closes on January 30) for the JanSport Battle of the Bands! Get t0 www.culturecollide.com/JanSportBOTB to show your support by voting for your favorite band or artist. The winner will be chosen from the 5 most voted for bands. Here’s who’s leading the JanSport Battle of the Bands contest after week 5:

Welcome Charlie Oxford to the Top 10! There are less than 2 weeks of fan voting for the JanSport Battle of the Bands contest so continue to show your support for your favorite band or artist at www.culturecollide.com/JanSportBOTB. The winner will be chosen from the 5 most voted for bands. Voting closes on January 30. Here’s who’s leading the JanSport Battle of the Bands contest after week 4:

We have some great artists currently sitting atop the JanSport Battle of the Bands contest. With only a few more weeks of fan voting, here’s who’s leading the JanSport Battle of the Bands contest after week 3:

1. January May

2. Sir Madam

3. Gas Station Disco

4. Wyland

5. Qiet

6. repel the robot

7. Rosechild

8. The Narrowbacks

9. On The Avenue

10. Monoceronte

Continue to show your support for your favorite band or artist. The winner is chosen from the 5 most voted for bands, so get to it at Read More >

JanSport continuously combs the world to find unique individuals that are influencing their communities through art, music and style. We ask them to take us to the places that fuel their creativity and inspire them to do what they do.